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Hard X-ray Optics Technology Development for Astronomy at the Marshall Space Flight Center

Author
Gubarev, Mikhail
Published
September 22, 2009.
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1 electronic document
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Kilaru, Kiranmayee and Ramsey, Brian
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Summary
Grazing-incidence telescopes based on Wolter 1 geometry have delivered impressive advances in astrophysics at soft-x-ray wavelengths, while the hard xray region remains relatively unexplored at fine angular resolution and high sensitivities. The ability to perform ground-breaking science in the hard-x-ray energy range had been the motivation for technology developments aimed at fabricating low-cost, light-weight, high-quality x-ray mirrors. Grazing-incidence x-ray optics for high-energy astrophysical applications is being developed at MSFC using the electroform-nickel replication process.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20090037668.
International Workshop on X-Ray Mirror Design, Fabrication, and Metrology; 22-24 Sep. 2009; Osaka; Japan.
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